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Dmitri Nikolayevich Cheryshev (; born 11 May 1969) is a Russian professional
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manager and a former forward. He is the manager of Tajikistani club Ravshan Kulob. During his 16-year senior career, he was mainly associated with
Dynamo Moscow MGO VFSO "Dynamo" (), commonly known as Dynamo Moscow (), is a Russian sports club based in Moscow. Founded by Felix Dzerzhinsky on 18 April 1923, Dynamo Moscow was the first institution created from the All-Union Dynamo Sports Club. Dynamo Mosco ...
(four seasons) and
Sporting de Gijón Real Sporting de Gijón, S.A.D. (), commonly known as Real Sporting, Sporting Gijón, or simply Sporting is a Spanish professional association football, football club from Gijón, Principality of Asturias. Founded on 1 July 1905, it plays in the ...
(five). He was nicknamed the ''
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from Gorki'', due to his speed.


Club career

Born in Gorky,
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,
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, Cheryshev began his professional career with Khimik Dzerzhinsk in the third division, joining Lokomotiv Nizhny Novgorod in the second level in 1990. He played four seasons in the
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with
Dynamo Moscow MGO VFSO "Dynamo" (), commonly known as Dynamo Moscow (), is a Russian sports club based in Moscow. Founded by Felix Dzerzhinsky on 18 April 1923, Dynamo Moscow was the first institution created from the All-Union Dynamo Sports Club. Dynamo Mosco ...
, helping the
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club to two top-three finishes and winning the 1995 Russian Cup. In
1996 1996 was designated as: * International Year for the Eradication of Poverty Events January * January 8 – A Zairean cargo plane crashes into a crowded market in the center of the capital city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo ...
, Cheryshev scored a career-best 17 goals with Dynamo, who eventually finished fourth. Subsequently, he moved to
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and signed for
Sporting de Gijón Real Sporting de Gijón, S.A.D. (), commonly known as Real Sporting, Sporting Gijón, or simply Sporting is a Spanish professional association football, football club from Gijón, Principality of Asturias. Founded on 1 July 1905, it plays in the ...
, where he would share teams with several compatriots; he made his debut in
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on 17 November 1996, playing 30 minutes in a 2–4 home loss against
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– the
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would be relegated at the end of the 1997–98 season. Cheryshev continued to net regularly for Sporting in his division two spell. He ended his career also in the country, after one-season stints with
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(second tier) and Real Aranjuez (amateurs).


International career

Cheryshev made his debut for CIS on 25 January 1992, in a friendly with the
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. During four years he was also capped for
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, scoring his only international goal in a
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qualifier against
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.


Coaching career

Cheryshev worked as a manager with
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during two years, being in charge of one of its children's teams. After acting briefly as
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with Sibir Novosibirsk, he was appointed head coach at Volga Nizhny Novgorod, helping the team narrowly retain their top-flight status. In late October 2014, Cheryshev was appointed as manager of
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side
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on a two-year contract. He was relieved of his duties in May of the following year, being immediately signed to
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's staff at
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. On 3 June 2016, Cheryshev was named coach of Mordovia Saransk, recently
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from the
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. Ahead of the 2018–19 season he was hired by
Nizhny Novgorod Nizhny Novgorod ( ; rus, links=no, Нижний Новгород, a=Ru-Nizhny Novgorod.ogg, p=ˈnʲiʐnʲɪj ˈnovɡərət, t=Lower Newtown; colloquially shortened to Nizhny) is a city and the administrative centre of Nizhny Novgorod Oblast an ...
, leading them to the promotion play-offs but losing to Krylia Sovetov Samara. On 16 October 2019, he left by mutual consent. On 21 September 2021, Cheryshev was named head coach of
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in Sweden, he was their coach for three hours until he left his first and only training - the barrier of language was a big problem and he felt he couldn't change that much in the club as he wanted. On 9 August 2022, Cheryshev was hired as the manager of Santa Coloma in Andorra. Under his management, Santa Coloma became the first Andorran club to win two qualifying rounds in UEFA competition (
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).


Personal life

Cheryshev's son, Denis, is also a footballer. A winger, he played youth football for two of the teams his father represented in Spain, and also spent several seasons with Real Madrid.


Career statistics


Club


International


Managerial statistics


Honours

Dynamo Moscow * Russian Cup: 1994–95 Individual *Top 33 players year-end list: 1992, 1994, 1996


References


External links


RussiaTeam biography and profile
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